📍 126-10 109th Ave, South Ozone Park, Queens County, 11420
Ps 121 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Ozone Park, Queens County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 121 enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Asian, 22% American Indian or Alaska Native and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 316 | 44% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 157 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 45 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| White | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
554 of the school's 715 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps 121 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-50, state senate district 10, state house district 31.
Ps 121 is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Ps 121 is close to the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large